Posted on 12/27/2013 11:24:17 AM PST by honestabe010
In his press conference on December 20th, President Obama urged the House of Representatives to support the Senate’s immigration bill, which passed 68-32 in late June. Among the concerns cited by Americans who oppose reform are that immigrants will take their jobs, drive down wages, increase criminal activity, burden the welfare system, and reshape the cultural dynamic of the country. These concerns are mostly ill-founded. The legitimate concerns have real solutions, and a more open immigration policy will be a net benefit for all Americans...
Highlights from Article:
- A 2013 study by the American Action Forum states that "immigration reform can raise population growth, labor force growth, and thus growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”
- In 2013 the Bipartisan Policy Center came to similar conclusions. It makes the prediction that current provisions, as included in the Senate Bill, would raise GDP 4.8 percent over twenty years.
- According to the Immigration Policy Center, immigrant males between the ages of 18 and 39 (which constitute the greatest portion of the prison population) are five times less likely to be incarcerated than are natives.
- A 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that 92 percent of second generation and 96 percent of third generation Hispanics speak English proficiently.
- A 2010 Gallup poll revealed that Hispanics attend church services more often than non-Hispanic whites.
- Since an influx of immigrants means an expansion of the labor supply, many assert that the result will be less jobs and lower wages. However, as asserted by Jason Riley, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, “The number of jobs in the United States is not static. It’s fluid, which is how we want it to be.”
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exactly.
There are serious threads?
So I remove the stuff obstructing vision from the windshield and back window of the car and back out of the parking spot. Trucked out to one end of the driveway with no problem and went down the road a piece and turned back in the other end of the drive. Made several circuits of the drive to knock back the snow just in case some fool wanted to get a car into it before I got up later today and discussed things with the crotchety olde Deere...
I would have taken a longer trip since there was no one on the road but me, but since I didn't let the vehicle warm up, and since the temperature here had dropped something like 6 degrees in the past hour, and since I was freezing by that time, I parked the all-wheel-drive toy and came back inside.
And made a cup of hot tea.
Which I am now enjoying as I babble endlessly.
Which I'm allowed to do 'cause I'm old.
Which happens to rhyme with cold.
And it is..
To late. I do that every Mon - Fri morning. Except I call it work.
Which would be those sane people of what you speak?
26 degrees with 30+ wind, says my tv weather-feed. Heard it howling all night. At least the cats were in.
Good morning, CG. There will be coffee in a minute.
If I find one anywhere near here, I'll let you know..
We've got 5° and 10 mph winds from the NE. It's supposed to reach a high today of a balmy 12°...
Well, I made it back to my driveway safely.
The roads are crap, the roadcrews once again have been baffled by the cold crystals falling from the sky.
And the thruway plus route eighty four were closed from midnight to five.
I passed eighty four shortly before five, I can’t see how they could possibly open it by the alotted time.
The plows haven’t been plowing it.
Way to go governor cuomo.
Why do y’all live in New Yawk again?
Along with still in their onesies sipping hot chocolate and talking about..
On that note I an finishing the hot tea I made to assist in recovering from my adventure into the driveway, and assuming horizontal aspect.
Either it is inherited german stubborness, or it is a case of “nyah nyah new York”.
Good Morning. I’m on my fifth cup.
I shall escape from the land of the conscious myself.
I see dead people.
Well....there where a large contingent of people trying to have a sensible chat, to no aval. Oops. :)
So would I, after that much coffee. I’ve had two cups, but I’m still freezing. Maybe I’ll get some chicken broth!
Good afternoon, moose07! Good night, NoCompromiz and Darksheare.
Babble away to your hearts content, NC
Being old is a state of mind according to my dad, and he should have some clue on this matter thesedays. Eeeek.
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